Kanou Journal (“this site”) recognizes the importance of protecting personal information and handles all personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and manage personal information.

1. Management of Personal Information

We take appropriate security measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, leakage, loss, destruction, alteration, and other risks. Collected information is managed in a safe environment and used only for the purposes described in this policy.

2. Acquisition and Use of Personal Information

This site may collect personal information for the following purposes:

• Responding to inquiries
• Authentication of comments and prevention of spam
• Improving the quality of our services and site performance
• Conducting data analysis for operational enhancement
• Preventing unauthorized or harmful activities

Information collected may include your name (optional), email address, IP address, browser information, and cookie data.

3. Cookies and Access Analytics

This site uses cookies and analytics tools to analyze traffic and improve the user experience.

Tools used:

• Google Analytics
• Cookies embedded through WordPress functions

Cookies do not identify individuals. You may disable cookies by adjusting your browser settings.

For more details on how Google uses data, please visit:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

4. Advertising (Google AdSense)

This site uses Google AdSense for displaying advertisements.

• Google uses cookies, including DoubleClick cookies, to display personalized ads based on user interests.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising at the following page: https://www.google.com/settings/ads

Google may automatically obtain information such as accessed pages, browsing history, device information, and user interests inferred from activity. This information is used solely for ad optimization and does not identify individuals.

5. Provision of Information to Third Parties

This site does not provide personal information to third parties except in the following cases:

• When consent is explicitly given by the user
• When required by law
• When necessary to protect life, property, or public safety
• When required to prevent fraudulent or harmful conduct
• When external services (e.g., Google) receive data as part of advertisement delivery or analytics (such data does not personally identify users)

6. Disclaimer

The content of this site is provided for informational purposes only. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information.

This site is not responsible for any losses, damages, or disadvantages resulting from:

• Use of information published on this site
• Actions taken by users based on the information
• Content of external websites linked from this site

Users are responsible for their own judgment when using information provided.

7. Copyrights

All text, images, and other content posted on this site are protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, or use is strictly prohibited unless legally permitted.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated without prior notice. Any revisions will become effective when posted on this page.

9. Contact Information

Operator: Kanou Journal
Email: info@kanoujournal.com
Contact Form: https://kanoujournal.com/contact/